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Learn to deal with pressure and enjoy challenges Mindset describes a new way of thinking in sport. It is written for athletes of all playing levels, coaches and parents. It will also help as a guide for children who are engaged in (competitive) sports. You will understand how to convert anger, impatience, tension and frustration into self-confidence, better focus and more pleasure, transforming your perception of sport and competition forever. Jackie Reardon, mental coach, Friendly Eyes founder and former professional tennis player, has trained a wide array of Olympic athletes and elite performers. She uses unorthodox concentration exercises with sport as a metaphor to improve their focus and awareness. Combining her expertise in professional sports and meditation she has developed mental online courses Friendly Eyes to guide anyone who wants to get the best out of themselves to a higher level. Friendly Eyes means: being kind to ourselves, being kind to others and learning to observe without judgment.

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The Mindset method is implemented, acknowledged and recommended by World Champion & Olympic athletes together with legendary coaches in both team and individual sport. Hockey, Archery, Tennis, Football, Swimming, Opera... 'Mindset is inspiring and practical. It helped me and the team to focus under pressure.' Kim Lammers (Dutch field hockey, Olympic gold & World Champion.) 'At the beginning I was skeptical about the Mindset method. Now after practicing and feeling the inner peace during competition, I am not skeptical at all. It works.' Sjef van den Berg (World top 10 Olympic archer) 'I've found this book's methods immediately helpful in both my rehearsals and performance, helping me to improve in focus, deal more effectively with performance nerves, and generally raise my enjoyment of singing.' Barbara Hannigan, World renowned opera singer 'I agree with the Mindset vision and clear method. I'm convinced that players will gain insight into how they can improve the mental side of their game by reading this book.' Leander Paes (ex world ranking nr. 1 doubles, multiple Grand Slam winner) 'Looking at the mental side of the game is key to gaining an advantage on and off the court. Striving to enhance performance, confidence and ability is a dynamic balance of motivation, challenge and self reflection. Mindset lays out a path for anyone seeking a new level of clarity and self-realization.' Rohan Goetzke (Director of the Bollettieri Tennis programme at IMG Academy in Florida) 'A recent discovery in psychology is that the brain is extremely plastic; it can be moulded by experience and mental training. Mindset translates that knowledge into the practicalities of sport.' Jaap Murre (Professor of theoretical neuropsychology, University of Amsterdam) 'A clear and accessible way of acquiring more self-knowledge and self-control, applicable at all levels of sport and other challenges in life.' Jacco Verhaeren (Legendary swimming coach; worked with Olympic gold swimmers at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012) 'The Inner Game of Tennis used to be my bible. Now, 33 years later, there is a worthy successor: Mindset.' Marcella Mesker (former professional tennis-player, seven times Dutch national champion, tennis commentator for radio and TV) 'The mental side of tennis is extremely important. How you feel, how you hit the ball, how you read your opponent's game, et cetera. Mindset teaches you, and shows you, how to control those aspects of your game. You find out how to control your own mind and to determine how you react and function. This book's clear translation of theory into practice has helped me to achieve a great sense of inner calm.' Esther Vergeer (wheelchair tennis world champion since 1999, twice winner of the Laureus Award for the best sportsperson with a disability of the year, Paralympic gold in singles 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) 'There is more to tennis than hitting the ball. Mindset shows you how to get yourself and your tennis in balance.' Richard Krajicek (Wimbledon champion 1996) 'If you think in terms of winning or losing, you're always in a position of dependency. If you give quality to all your actions, the results will come by themselves.' Bettine Vriesekoop on Mindset (former professional table tennis player, European champion in 1982 and 1992)

The Mindset method is implemented, acknowledged and recommended by World Champion & Olympic athletes together with legendary coaches in both team and individual sport. Hockey, Archery, Tennis, Football, Swimming, Opera... 'Mindset is inspiring and practical. It helped me and the team to focus under pressure.' Kim Lammers (Dutch field hockey, Olympic gold & World Champion.) 'At the beginning I was skeptical about the Mindset method. Now after practicing and feeling the inner peace during competition, I am not skeptical at all. It works.' Sjef van den Berg (Worldchampion and Olympic archer) 'I've found this book's methods immediately helpful in both my rehearsals and performance, helping me to improve in focus, deal more effectively with performance nerves, and generally raise my enjoyment of singing.' Barbara Hannigan, World renowned opera singer 'I agree with the Mindset vision and clear method. I'm convinced that players will gain insight into how they can improve the mental side of their game by reading this book.' Leander Paes (ex world ranking nr. 1 doubles, multiple Grand Slam winner) 'Looking at the mental side of the game is key to gaining an advantage on and off the court. Striving to enhance performance, confidence and ability is a dynamic balance of motivation, challenge and self reflection. Mindset lays out a path for anyone seeking a new level of clarity and self-realization.' Rohan Goetzke (Director of the Bollettieri Tennis programme at IMG Academy in Florida) 'A recent discovery in psychology is that the brain is extremely plastic; it can be moulded by experience and mental training. Mindset translates that knowledge into the practicalities of sport.' Jaap Murre (Professor of theoretical neuropsychology, University of Amsterdam) 'A clear and accessible way of acquiring more self-knowledge and self-control, applicable at all levels of sport and other challenges in life.' Jacco Verhaeren (Legendary swimming coach; worked with Olympic gold swimmers at Sydney 2000, Athens 2004, Beijing 2008 and London 2012) 'The Inner Game of Tennis used to be my bible. Now, 33 years later, there is a worthy successor: Mindset.' Marcella Mesker (former professional tennis-player, seven times Dutch national champion, tennis commentator for radio and TV) 'The mental side of tennis is extremely important. How you feel, how you hit the ball, how you read your opponent's game, et cetera. Mindset teaches you, and shows you, how to control those aspects of your game. You find out how to control your own mind and to determine how you react and function. This book's clear translation of theory into practice has helped me to achieve a great sense of inner calm.' Esther Vergeer (wheelchair tennis world champion since 1999, twice winner of the Laureus Award for the best sportsperson with a disability of the year, Paralympic gold in singles 2000, 2004, 2008, 2012) 'There is more to tennis than hitting the ball. Mindset shows you how to get yourself and your tennis in balance.' Richard Krajicek (Wimbledon champion 1996) 'If you think in terms of winning or losing, you're always in a position of dependency. If you give quality to all your actions, the results will come by themselves.' Bettine Vriesekoop on Mindset (former professional table tennis player, European champion in 1982 and 1992)

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Jackie Reardon (1962, born in England, currently living in the Netherlands) is founder of Friendly Eyes, an online mental training program that teaches how to deal with pressure, improve focus and enjoy challenges in all facets of life. She has worked with world champions and Olympic gold medallists both in individual and team sports, elite performers from the opera world and captains of industry. As a young adult, she played on the professional tennis circuit. She struggled with her emotions, over which she sometimes lost control. After leaving professional tennis, she started coaching tennis players of all levels drawing upon her expertise in high performance. Many years later, she discovered Vipassana meditation. It was the beginning of finding inner calm and new discoveries and set her life on a new course. She started integrating her knowledge of high performance with meditation and concentration techniques using sport as a metaphor. This approach led to students getting better results and having more fun. This encouraged her to develop the online platform Friendly Eyes, helping people to improve their Mindset through kindness. Together with novelist Hans Dekkers she co-wrote Mindset, a mental guide for sport, Mindset in Daily Life and Mindset voor Voetbal (English version coming soon).

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